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{{Infobox film
| name = Ponni Thirunaal
| image = Ponni thirunaal tamil film poster.jpg
| alt =
| caption = Film poster
| native_name =
| director = A. K. Velan
| producer = A. K. Velan
| writer =
| screenplay = A. K. Velan M. Rajarathinam
| story =
| based_on =
| starring = Muthukrishnan [[Rajasulochana]] [[L. Vijayalakshmi]]
| narrator =
| music = K. V. Mahadevan
| cinematography = V. Ramamurthi
| editing = P. S. Gopalakrishnan
| studio = Arunachalam Pictures
| distributor =
| released = {{film date|1960|9|9|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Tamil
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Ponni Thirunaal''''' is a 1960 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language film produced and directed by A. K. Velan. The film stars Muthukrishnan, [[Rajasulochana]] and [[L. Vijayalakshmi]]. It was released on 9 September 1960.<ref name="lakshmansruthi">{{Cite web |title=1960 – பொன்னித் திருநாள் – அருணாசலம் பிக். |trans-title=1960 – Ponni Thirunaal – Arunachalam Pic. |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails38.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://archive.today/20161121154201/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1960-cinedetails38.asp |archive-date=21 November 2016 |access-date=4 January 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref>

== Plot ==
{{more plot|date=July 2022}}
Vimala is the daughter of a rich man, Naganathar. She falls in love with a poor young man, Ponnan. Naganathar strongly opposes her marrying Ponnan. Naganathar employed some thugs and they attacked Ponnan, who then was admitted to a hospital. Vimala, in disguise, visits him in the hospital. Ponnan's father was afraid for his son's safety. So he sends Ponnan to serve in the army. Vimala writes a letter to Ponnan, but the letter falls into the hands of a conspirator. Meanwhile, Naganathar arranges a marriage to Vimala. She escapes and falls into the hands of the conspirator. However, everyone thinks Vimala has drowned in a river. Naganathar, unable to bear the loss of his daughter, donates his money by building schools, etc. Ponnan returns to the village and learns that Vimala is dead. He becomes ill due to sorrow and he convalesces at the house of Vimala's friend, Sarasa. Due to pressure from relatives, Ponnan agrees to marry Sarasa. But, on the day of the marriage, Vimala escapes from the clutches of the conspirator and returns only to see Ponnan and Sarasa ready to marry each other. What happens next forms the rest of the story.<ref name="songbook">{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/download/PonniThirunal/Ponni%20thirunal.pdf |title=பொன்னித் திருநாள் |publisher=Arunachalam Pictures |year=1960 |location=Madras |language=ta |type=[[song book]] |access-date=4 July 2022 |via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref>

== Cast ==
The cast was compiled from [[Film News Anandan]]'s database.<ref name="lakshmansruthi" />
* "Valaiyapathi" Muthukrishnan
* Pakkirisami
* Venkadachalam
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]]
* [[Rajasulochana]]
* [[L. Vijayalakshmi]]
* [[C. K. Saraswathi]]
* K. R. Ratnam
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]]
* Lakshmirajam

== Soundtrack ==
Music was composed by [[K. V. Mahadevan]]. One [[Andal]] [[Hymn|pasuram]] also was included in the film.<ref name="songbook" /><ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam — Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=207–208 |language=Tamil}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! Song !! Singer/s !! Lyricist !! Duration(m:ss)
|-
| "Pongi Varum Kaviriye" || Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan, Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi & L. R. Eswari || rowspan=4|[[A. Maruthakasi]]|| 05:19
|-
| "Pattu Siragadithu" || P. Susheela || 03:50
|-
| "Inba Vazhvu Malara" || rowspan=2|K. Jamuna Rani || 03:00
|-
| "Athaanai Paaru Adi" || 03:55
|-
| "Karumbu Villai Eduthu" || Seergazhi Govindarajan, Thiruchi Loganathan A. L. Raghavan, S. V. Ponnusamy & L. R. Eswari || rowspan=2|[[Thanjai N. Ramaiah Dass]]|| 05:52
|-
| "Naattukor Thandhaiyadi" || (Radha) Jayalakshmi & Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || 04:03
|-
| "Mathalam Kotta" || Soolamangalam Rajalakshmi || Andal Pasuram || 01:33
|-
| "Veesu Thendrale Veesu" || rowspan=2|P. B. Srinivas & P. Susheela || Puthaneri Subrahmaniam || 03:17
|-
| "Kannum Kannum Kadhai Pesi" || rowspan=2|P. K. Muthusami || 02:50
|-
| "Yaen Sirithai Enai Paarthu" || P. B. Srinivas || 03:20
|}

== Reception ==
The critic from ''[[The Indian Express]]'' said Rajasulochana "sparkles with her usual vivacity" in the role of an heiress.<ref>{{Cite news |date=8 July 1960 |title=Ponni Thirunal |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19600708&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=30 April 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:1960 Indian films]]
[[Category:1960 Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by K. V. Mahadevan]]
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]

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